The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu is unknown to the party and must stop parading himself as the party's flag bearer for Ogun state governorship election.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan stated this on Saturday while reacting to Kashamu's statement calling security agencies to hold the leadership of the PDP responsible if there is breakdown of law and order in the state. The statement by Ologbondiyann read
“It is true that we presented flags to Mr. Ladi Adebutu of Ogun State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of Lagos State and Mr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. As to Kashamu’s threat, the PDP National Chairman does not reside in Ogun State, how can he breach the peace of the state? What the chairman has done is in line with the constitution of the party. I also want to state that Senator Kashamu did not pick the nomination form of the party for governorship election, he did not participate in any primary and he is unknown to the party.”
Kashamu had, in a petition to the police and DSS appealed to them to take cognizance of Secondus’ conduct which, according to him, is capable of causing tension and a breach of public peace. He said by presenting the party's governorship flag to a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Oladipupo Adebutu, in Abuja, on Friday, the party was creating a veritable ground for crisis.
“The desperation showed by Secondus is only typical of a mercenary who is hell-bent on delivering on the job he has been paid to do. His latest action was done in utter disregard to the Party’s Constitution and subsisting judgment of courts – from the High Court to the Supreme Court – which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has since complied with.
“It is a sad commentary on our democratic institutions that the National Chairman of our Party, Prince Uche Secondus, could preside over such a disgraceful exercise because he could not do it at the South-West zonal rally held on Thursday seeing the trouble such an illegal act could have caused. The shame is on Secondus and his co-travellers because they had to run to Abuja where they purportedly presented the Party’s flag to the impostor in an office whereas such an event is usually done openly and with fanfare.
“What is more, even if PDP presents 10,000 flags to Adebutu, it does not change the fact that the courts have pronounced the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Ogun State PDP Exco as the only party structure recognized by the law in Ogun State. It is merely ceremonial. It does not change the lists of candidates accepted, processed and published by INEC. It cannot change the verdicts of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. It cannot also change the wide acceptance of our aspiration by the good people of Ogun State and beyond.”
